Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Sep 21 '03
Pros: Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Supporting Cast, Cinematography
Cons: Could be edited down to make it move along better
Summary: I’m caught in a trap - I can’t walk out - Elvis Presley May you live in interesting times. ancient Chinese curse I’m a sucker for submarine movies and this is a good one. I’m dedicating this one to my old pal Gungia ... read more
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Feb 01 '06
Pros: Based on a true story, devastatingly addictive
Cons: Horribly depressing
Summary: Introduction I usually stay well clear of anything that involves nuclear power or war when it comes to films. But sometimes I have to let my boyfriend choose what we watch and this time it was his turn. I got a book ready, not really expecting to want ... read more
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Jan 22 '06
Pros: excellent performances, compelling story, more interesting and original than most submarine flicks
Cons: not a true submarine flick, as that term is understood
Summary: I'm not a big fan of submarine films. The premise is often too limiting. I can click off all the major plot points before the lights even dim. Before the movie is done, we're going to see the captain address the crew, the sub go "dive, dive, dive," ... read more
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Apr 03 '05
Pros: Details an interesting bit of history
Cons: Boring, no action
Summary: Have you ever seen one of those 'Based on actual events' movies that made you wish it had taken some fictional liberties to spice up the story? I have never liked the kind of war movies where the whole thing is about preventing a fight and it ends with ... read more
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Jul 23 '04
Pros: tension, Ford and Neeson
Cons: disturbing images
Summary: ( WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS ) Based upon a true story of a Russian nuclear submarine, director Kathryn Bigelow heads this wonderful hit as she retells the stories of the surviving men on board the K-19 submarine. With very small spaces ... read more
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Jun 17 '03
Pros: Produced with a passion for accuracy.
Cons: Accents were distracting at times, but don't let them get in the way.
Summary: I'm kind of a sub novel/sub movie buff. I've read and watched everything I can get my hands on about ... read more
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Jun 02 '03
Pros: After 138 minutes, it actually ends.
Cons: Ford, Neeson, Sets, Special effects...
Summary: K-19: The Widowmaker proves that even the trusty submarine movie can’t prevail against a weak script, poor acting, and loose filmmaking. Despite its slight insight into an actual Cold War submarine disaster, K-19 is $100m worth of embarrassment for ... read more
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Mar 24 '03
Pros: Certainly catches the mood of being in a submarine.
Cons: Ford is just wooden in this, and there's little to catch the viewer's interest.
Summary: Some weeks ago, I was trolling about on the tv, looking for something to watch, when I caught Dutch star Rutger Hauer in a tv-film about this very same subject. The film wasn't too bad, and shows a man caught between fate, luck and a very big ... read more
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Jan 20 '03
Pros: All the solemnity and good production values that one would expect of the russian navy.
Cons: The believability gets somewhat stretched by the end of the movie... strong hints of overkill.
Summary: Perhaps I'm becoming too superficial. Too world-weary. Too fussy and self-satisfied. Too prone to wonder "why the hell was this film made in the first place?"... I must be getting cynical in my old age.
I'm probably just biased because I ... read more
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Jan 10 '03
Pros: Nice plot and great screen acting
Cons: At times the Russian accents become poorly forced
Summary: In 1961, the United States of America and the USSR came strikingly close to blowing each other off of the face of this planet. With the age of nuclear weaponry at a warp speed of production, looking back in hindsight, it is at times frightening to ... read more
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Jan 08 '03
Pros: Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard, direction, cinematography, the musical score
Cons: run time of 215 minutes, requiring some concentration. Too much obsessive detail?
Summary: This movie, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, is a based on a true story. While it is ancient history for some, there are those among us who can remember all too well when nuclear war was more than just an idle threat, and more than a matter of mere ... read more
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Dec 24 '02
Pros: suspense, historical fiction well done, Harrison Ford
Cons: hearing Americans (ourselves) referred to as enemies a lot
Summary: Wow! My husband picked this one out last night when we wanted something "different" to watch. I like historical fiction, and this is what he got. I hadn't heard of it before (we live in the middle of rural OK).
This is a story based on a ... read more
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Dec 17 '02
Pros: Nice sets and props and so on, decent acting
Cons: A bit of exposition was needed for understanding, some parts dragged
Summary: The story of K-19 can be said as "Run Silent, Run Deep" meets "Das Boot", with a pinch of "China Syndrome" and "Crimson Tide" thrown in for seasoning. It is about sacrifices in the face of necessity. It has excellent production values, with amazing props ... read more
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Sep 21 '02
Pros: Gripping true story, suspensefully told.
Cons: Emotionally distanced.
Summary: What we have here is a suspenseful and unnerving true story of a Russian nuclear submarine in 1961 experiencing a nuclear reactor accident while just outside U.S waters. According to this film, we were on the brink of nuclear war at the time and ... read more
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Sep 12 '02
Pros: cast, scenery, story, dialogue
Cons: too many scenes of torture
Summary: The Widowmaker is another "based on actual events" war movie about some incredible event nobody has ever heard of. This is a true inspirational film that tests how far man will go to defend his country and to what barriers he will break in order to ... read more
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